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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 29, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 13.

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WORTHY SOCIETIES.

By T.

THE Bible Societies that have been formed within this century are indeed a marvel—not because of the mere fact that such societies have been organized, but because of the great work that has been accomplished by them. What will result from the nearly 300,000,000 Bibles or portions of the same that have been scattered during this century in nearly 400 languages and dialects, only eternity can reveal.
No other book has taken such a hold upon the people as the Bible. No other book has ever had anything like such a wide circulation. And in no age of the world has the Bible been so extensively circulated as during this century.
These multiplied millions of copies of the Book of God that are being sent into all the world will bear their fruit. There are some who will read them, and by reading them their faith will lay hold upon God, and they will be garnered as the jewels of His grace. "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; so shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth; it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." Isa. 55: 10, 11.
Since God's Word by His own authority and decree is not to return unto Him void, but is to accomplish that whereunto He has sent it, can you see any connection between this unprecedented circulation of the Bible in this century and the Saviour's statement that "this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come"?
The evidence of the soon coming of Christ is contained in the Word, as are also the warnings against the evils and deceptions in this time, as well as the "exceeding great and precious promises" that enable us always to triumph in God. And the Lord by His providence is placing that Word within the reach of all. None need be lost; none need be deceived. The Word of God is given freely and fully to enlighten all and show them the way of salvation.